Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-01

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Total number Of bankrupts not dis
Other cases filed
Revenue Cases Total number, 320;
ended, 329.
Admiralty Cases: Total number,
Ia; ended, 10; pending, 4.
Chancery Cases Total number, 1872;
ended, l52.
Common-Law Cases Total number,
2l5; ended, 200; pending, Is.
Criminal Cases Total number of in
dictments, 1875; ended, 1856 j.; pending,
10.
Supreme Court Of Appeals at Rich
mOnd.
judges Lunsford L. Lewis (presiden,),
Benjamin W. Lacy, Thomas I.
Fauntleroy, Robert A. Richardson,
and DIury A. Hinton. Clerk at
Richmond, George X. Taylor; Re-
porter, George w. Hausbrough; !
Crier and Librarian, Thomas NJ.
Fowler; Tipstaf, Robert ID. Ward.
Number Of cases commenced, l56; |
number Of cases pending, l32 number
Of final judgments and DEGREES, l4G;
removed to other courts, 2; removed
from other courts, 3.
NoTE.-0f the causes commenced
70 are causes of the Commonwealth.
The number pending include only such
cases as ere now on docket and not
beard.
circuit Court Of i,iehmOnd.
Judge, Beverly r. Wexford, Jr. Clerk,
Alfred SHIELD L. p. Winston, sheriff.
Court room, Stearns's building, on
Main street opposite the post-ofice.
Common-Law Suits: Number CON-
merctd, $50; number pending, 257
number removed from other courts, -.
Equity Suits: Number commenced,
; number pending, 81; number in
teTlocutory DEGREES, So.
Prosecutions Number commenced,
Il number pending, none; number
decided, II; number noits prose4m,
none.
Chaneery Court Of the Cisy OF Rich.
mOnd.
Hon. A. L. Holiday, judge Benjamin
II. Berry, clerk Deputy Clerks, F.
p. Turner, j. T. Poindexter ; Sheriff,
Lewis P. Winston JanitOr, Stephen
Kemp.
Number Of causes commenced, 1888;
number of causes pending, 1,067
number Of final DEGREES, l0l; number
Of introductory DEGREES, 1882 num-
Der Of probate orders, 432; number Of
days in session, 227 number Of wills
prObated, SO.
Hastings Court.
Judge, Hon. Thomas S. Atkins Clerk,
William P. Lawton; Deputy Clerk,
Walter Christian; Attorney for Com
monwealth, Samuel b. Witt; Ser
geant, James G. Smith; Deputies,
James NJ. Macon, Samuel @. Allen,
and G. N. Johnston.
During the year ending on the 3lst
day of December, 1886, this court dis
posed Of 500 criminal cases-of the fol-
loKing character Felonies, POI which
resulted upon trial in 81 convictions
ard ia acquittals and nolle prosequis.
Mhdemeanors, Sol Of which los re-
suited in convictions and 1876 in ac-
quittals, nOHe prOSequis, and dismis.
siOns by the court.
-Four hundred and eighteen cases
were disposed Of on the civil dockets Of
this court during the same period-of
the following character 1872 cases re-
moved frem the Polce-J JUSTICES Court,
81 garnishee summonses, 6 appeals
from the judgment of the Police JUS
tice, and 22G miscellaneous motions,
consisting Of motions to condemn land,
motions to reduce State assessment Of
1885 on lands, motions on forfeited
forthcoming bonds, proceedings to try
the right to property, complaints Of
unlawful detainer, petitions to verify
coupons, &C., &c.
Police court.
Police. Justice, d. @. Richardson /;
Clerk, E. B. White Crier, R. N.
Thomas Bailiff, Timothy Murphy.
The court meets every morning Sun
days excepted in Odd.Fellows' Hall,
corner Mayo and Franklin streets, at93
o'clock.
The civil docket is called every Fri
day at IL NJ, and during the year about
2,lS1 civil warrants were tried.
The following presents statement Of
the criminal business transacted during
the past year
Criminal cases, 3,4l5; ordinance
cases, 4 1906; cases sent to grand jury,
$50; convictions of misdemeanor, 295
committed in default of surety fer good
behavior, 400; city fines collected,
s5,259.77; State fines collected,
l,l67.40; costs collected, 81, 1882
total fines and costs collected, 81, 5000.
Total fines and costs collected in
1885, ss,03l.
Circuit Court OF Henrieo.
Judge, Beverley K. Wexford, Jr.;
Clerk, George W. Carter.
Days Of session: Fail, 81; winter,
Co; spring, 44-total, 1853.
Actions at law Number commenced,
%; number pending, IL; number de-
cided, 81; number removed from other
courts, /.
Suits in equity Number commenced,
40; number pending, AIS; number of
interlocutory DEGREES, 2lS; number Of
final DEGREES, 81; number removed from
other courts, z.
Benrieo County Court
Judge, Edmund O. Minor; CLERK,
Samuel p. Waddill; Deputy Clerk,
George W. Carter.
Days of session, "a number Of
felony cases disposed Of, 81 number
of misdemeanor cases disposed Of, 60;
number Of criminal cases pending, 2;
number Of liquor licenses granted
during the year, commencing the lst